Contested City Convention Fanned by Two Factions
A Bromfield Street convention in Wesleyan Hall pits Quirk and McNamara factions for control of the Democratic party machine. District committee chairmen are named, with Ex-Alderman John H. Lee wielding influence as convention dictator. A hot opening is anticipated as calls and votes shape the race for council seats and the party's future. Factional wielding and procedural disputes color the lead up to the convention.
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Wesleyan Hall
Bromfield Street
Democratic Rty
City Committee
Kiley
Common Council
McNamara
Richard J. Hayes
Ward 9
Joseph A. Conry
Strategy Board
Frank J. O’toole
O’ Toole
O'Toole
John H. Lee
Brighton
Quirk
Ward
McNary
State Committee
Willard of Chelsea Seeks renomination for the Legislature
Representative E. E. Willard seeks renomination in Chelsea. noted as influential in the House and loyal to working people. The piece praises his consistent stance against corporate gifts and his support for labor interests, recalling his support for bicycle riders.
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E. E. Willard
Chelsea
Willard
Willard Champions Measures in Legislature
Advocacy by Representative Willard marked by support for the wide tire bill and the bicycle baggage bill. His backing of merit items and broad influence in the Legislature is acknowledged across the body.
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Willard
Williams's Defeat in Essex Senatorial Convention
The Essex senatorial district Democratic convention in City Hall laid out plans with Guy W. Currier nominated for Senator and the central committee race turning into an anti Williams contest. Amedee Cloutier and Richard A Carter vied for the post. Carter won 35 to 23 signaling anti Williams sentiment in Lawrence and nearby towns.
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Lawrence
Dumond Blunders Mark Ward 12 Legislative Run
In Ward 12, John B. Dumond, a corporation servant, faces Councilman David B. Chamberlain in a contest framed as clean politics against perceived corporate influence. Chamberlain cites Dumond’s errant legislative record and three flawed liquor license bills, while Chamberlain touts his own city government service and independent fire insurance career.
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Ward 12
John B. Dumond
David B. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Dumond
State House
Glerke Candidacy Endorsed by Ward 10 Voters
Ward 10 backs Representative Charles S. Clerke for reform minded legislation. Clerke opposed by some lines of corporate voting, praised for tele phone reform and advocacy of measures believed to serve the people’s best interests.
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Ward 10
Charles S. Clerke
Parker
Ward
Ward 17 Democratic Association Elects Officers
The Ward 17 Democratic Association held a large meeting at Connolly Hall Alban Street. Charles J. Keenan presided as president. Elected officers include Daniel T. Connolly president, Charles J. Keenan vice president, Daniel C. Casey second vice president, George H. Pentz recording secretary, John Malloy financial secretary, Thomas Callahan treasurer, and Thomas E. Fitzgerald sergeant at arms. Afterward, Casey Keenan Malloy Kearns Curran and Pentz spoke.
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Ward 17
Democratic Association
Connolly Hall
Alban Street
Charles J. Keenan
Daniel T. Connolly
Daniel C. Casey
George H. Pentz
John Malloy
Thomas Callahan
Thomas EF. Fitzgerald
D. C. Casey
John Kearns
Curran
Prince Cantacuzene and Julia Grant wed in Newport
The second part of the Cantacuzene Grant marriage was performed at All Saints Church Newport with an Episcopal ceremony after a Greek rite. Prominent guests from social and military circles attended the ceremony and reception at the Palmer house. The couple departed for New York aboard the Narada then to Europe and St. Petersburg.
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Newport
New York
Europe
St. Petersburg
All Saints
Julia D. Grant
Cantacuzene
Russia
Army
Navy
Beaulieu
Resi
Potter Palmer
Philippines
Ulysses S. Grant
Potter
Porter
Prince
Honore Palmer
Grand Duke
Cyril of
Palmer Residence
Narada
Waldorf-Astoria
All Saints’ Chapel
Potter Palmer, Jr
Mr. Lockwood Honore
Captain Sartoris
Fitzhugh Lee
Robert L. Gerry
Roger Winthrop
John Prentiss
Worthington Whitehouse
Lothrope Randolph
Boston
Miss Grant
Chevalier Garde
United States Army
Lipton’s Erin Sails Shamrock Crew Split In Command
On Lipton’s Erin designer Fife will not sail Shamrock in upcoming races. Hogarth and Wringe share command with sailing duties rotating. The Erin faced strong southeast wind and tested sails and reefing before hosting visitors including Bourke Cochran and Arthur Iselin. C Oliver Iselin praised Shamrock’s performance as the Columbia arrived at New Rochelle.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
Erin
Fife
Shamrock
Hogarth
Wringe
Atlantic Highlands
Bourke Cochran
Judge Kehoe
Sherwood Crawford
H. G. Kelly
Hugh MacGildowney
Emmett
Arthur Iselin
William Dickey
Erie Basin Dry Dock
Columbia
New Rochelle
Bristol
C. Oliver Iselin
Boston People in New York Hotels
A list of Boston residents staying at New York hotels includes guests at Fifth Avenue Holland House and Imperial, with other patrons at Grand Market Marlborough and more. Names include H B Temby Porter Hill Field Williams Landes Roberts Norman White Selee King Metcalf Shea Davidson Greene and others.
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Boston
New York
Fifth Avenue
H. B. Temby
Brookline
George W. R. Hill
Holland House
A. D. Porter
Imperial
S. Bowden
F. W. Vaughn
Grand Hotel
George Philip Field
J. G. Williams
Do. Landes
A. B. Roberts
Bartholdi
A. J. Norman
Marlborough
H. S. White
Frank G. Selee
Manhattan
J. B. Smith
Majestic
George H. King
A. Metcalf
Empire
Philip A. Shea
Netherland
H. E. Davidson
Miss Davidson
Rivers
D. H. Lythgoe
Normandie
D. L. Greene
Revere Fire Suspected to Involve Firebug
Officials in Revere suspect a firebug as the cause of a blaze that damaged the upper story of Mrs Mat thew Stein home on Crest avenue. The roof suffered heavy damage, with the building owned by Thaddeus Coffin valued around $509. The Steins insured furniture for about $200. Fire originated in a suspicious fire region and investigators pursue leads.
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Revere
Matthew Stein
Crest Avenue
Thaddeus Coffin
Steins
New York Cheerfully Prepares for Dewey Day Parade
New York faces a citywide Dewey fever with crowded hotels and streets. Railroads struggle to handle crowds while subscribers fill boxes, windows, and private houses along Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive for the Manila Bay hero’s parade.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Madison Square
Doty
Riverside
Washington Square
Dewey
Dewey Rabbit
Broadway
National Colors
Olympia
Pennsylvania Road
Waldorf-Astoria
The
Hoffman
Holland
Imperial
Park Avenue
Plaza
Savoy
Manila Bay
Seventy-second Street
Riverside Drive
Waldorf- Astoria
Majestic
Delmonico’s
Admiral Schley
Hotel Majestic
Gridley
Admiral Dewey
Bushnell
Ohio
H. M. Flagler
Thomas J. Stewart
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
H. R. McCullough
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Roosevelt
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Twenty-fourth Street
Howard Gould
Thirty-fourth Street
J. Kennedy Tod
Mr. Price Collier
Tuxedo Park
Tom L. Johnson
Charles T. Yerkes
E. Robbins Morse
Pembrooke Jones
J. H. McFadden
Fisher Eldridge
Talbot J. Taylor
C. N Finch
P. C. Knox
J. ¢C. Pearson
C. L. Johnson
James C. Parrish
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Bernard M. Wolf
Hanover and
Portland Sts
Willard OF
Davis Patent
Williams
Antis
Glerke
Ward 17 Democratic Association
Prince and Bride
All Saints Church
H. H. Honore
Honore
Edwin C. Honore
Harry Honore, Jr
Sartoris
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Miss Miles
Michler
Merritt
Mort
Corbin
Hein
West Point
Samuel Thayer
Wisconsin
Meiklejohn
Chauncey M. Depew
Lipton
Racer
Mrs. Potter-Palmer
Miss GI
Emerson
Freeman O. Emerson
Representative Parker
Corporation
Sigsbee’s
Lewes
Del
Ethel Sigsbee
Sigsbee
Maine
Texas
Boyle Bros. Green
Wash. St.—South End
United Irish Societies
Dewey Parade
United Irish Societies of
Irish Volunteers
Roe
Toronto
Republic
State National Guard
Manila
Sousa
Sampson
Randolph Guggenheimer
Philip
T. F. Woods
Board of Aldermen
Admiral Philip
North Atlantic
Schley
Miller
Municipal Assembly
Regular Army
Squadron
Brooklyn
Len
Clothing Ox Credit
National Supply CO
J. Brodie
Mgr
Temple Place
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